By Leo Shane III
House lawmakers passed a legislative slate of veterans-themed measures Monday evening, including a new accountability bill for Veterans Affairs Department employees and one that would offer new ID cards for any honorably discharged service member.
The moves, just days before the Memorial Day holiday, received unanimous bipartisan support, illustrating how veterans’ issues has become one of the few noncontentious topics in the chamber.
The new accountability bill, sponsored by Rep. Ryan Costello, R-Pa., would require VA officials to maintain all written reprimands and punishments that employees receive as long as they work for the department.
Under current rules, those records are erased within three years. Lawmakers have argued 
that this allows problem employees to continue to move around within the department and gain promotions with little consequence for past bad behavior.
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